Episode 25. Freni on the Fringe (Mirella In Memoriam II)

Episode 25. Freni on the Fringe (Mirella in Memoriam I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode continues last week’s homage…

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Episode 24. Freni in Duet (Mirella In Memoriam I)

Episode 24. Freni in Duet (Mirella in Memoriam I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today, in the first of two consecutive…

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Episode 23. Lawrence Winters and Robert McFerrin (Black History Month IV)

Episode 23. Lawrence Winters and Robert McFerrin: A Tale of Two Baritones (Black History Month IV) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM…

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Episode 22. Gloria Davy (Black History Month III)

Episode 22. Gloria Davy (Black History Month III) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today we examine the fascinating and somewhat frustrating…

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Episode 21. Charles Holland (Black History Month II)

Episode 21. Charles Holland (Black History Month II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s episode, the second in my Black History…

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Episode 20. Muriel Smith (Black History Month I)

Episode 20. Muriel Smith (Black History Month I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week kicks off my series of Black…

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Episode 19. Jennie Tourel (Needle Drop V)

Episode 19. Jennie Tourel Sings Rossini & Poulenc (Needle Drop V)

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Episode 18. Elisabeth Söderström (Needle Drop IV)

Episode 18. Elisabeth Söderström Sings Everything (Needle Drop IV) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Elisabeth Söderström, the elegant, vibrant, vulnerable, musically…

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Episode 17. Peter Schreier (Needle Drop III)

Episode 17. Peter Schreier O sole mio (Needle Drop III) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The highly-regarded German tenor Peter Schreier,…

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Episode 16. Elly Ameling & Dalton Baldwin (Needle Drop II)

Episode 16. Elly Ameling and Dalton Baldwin: Souvenirs (Needle Drop II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM We begin 2020 with a…

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Episode 15. Hail and Farewell

Episode 15. Hail and Farewell: 2019 Departures SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM We set our sights on the New Year, at…

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Episode 14. Christmas Potpourri II

Episode 14. Christmas Potpourri II: Hard/Try SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Another week of Christmas music! The first part of the…

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Episode 13. Christmas with the Tenors

Episode 13. Christmas with the Tenors SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week is the first of two episodes featuring Christmas…

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Episode 12. Gérard Souzay @ 101

Episode 12. Gérard Souzay @ 101: A modern-day troubadour SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The French baritone Gérard Souzay was born Gérard…

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Episode 11. Janet Williams III

Episode 11. Janet Williams Interview Part III: Der ganze Unterschied SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In the third and final part…

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Episode 10. Régine Crespin I

Episode 10. Régine Crespin Tribute I. Un doux privilège SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Régine Crespin, whose Metropolitan Opera debut as…

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Episode 9. Janet Williams II

Episode 9. Janet Williams Interview Part 2. Serendipity @ Merola SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE Giuseppe…

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Episode 8. Williams & Williams

Episode 8. Williams & Williams

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Episode 7. Janet Williams I

Episode 7. Janet Williams Interview, Part I. No Accidents SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORMS I am particularly excited to present the…

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Episode 6. Shirley Verrett II

Episode 6. Shirley Verrett II: La Regina del Bel Canto SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM In this episode in my Shirley…

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Episode 5. Shirley Verrett I

Episode 5: Shirley Verrett I: La Nera Callas – Falcon or Verdi soprano? SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This episode is the…

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Episode 4. Jessye and Her Forebears (Needle Drop I)

Episode 4. Jessye and Her Forebears (Needle Drop I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Due to a last minute change of…

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Episode 3: Nicholas Tamagna II

Episode 3: Creating Magic: An Interview with Nicholas Tamagna (Part Two) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM RECORDINGS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE…

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Episode 2: Nicholas Tamagna I

Episode 2: A Countertenor for the 21st Century: Interview with Nicholas Tamagna (Part One) SOCIAL SHARE: SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I am…

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Episode 1. Welcome to Countermelody

Episode 1. Welcome to Countermelody , or Claudia and Zazà SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORMS SHOW NOTES Hi, everyone, and welcome…

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